Spartachat
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Greetings from Ottawa. I wish the best to all the Golden Knights fans in Vegas. However, your GM is a real %@%*!
Dis is what happens when you don't pay up for player protection.
I think this deal was lost when Ottawa didn't give something up to have McPhee leave Methot alone. Once that happened, GMGM had to follow up and take Methot, who's an older guy that won't be here when they're pushing to make the playoffs.
He tried to play Ottawa and lost, the trade just eliminates the situation. Lose/Lose situation for everyone except Dallas.
Given your scenario McPhee probably didn't do all that badly. There were probably worse deals out there and there was the list of teams he was willing to go to.
Dare we say there was a Methot to his madness?
I don't think he did well either. It's just that every older guy you've got on the ice while you're not winning takes a spot from a younger guy you think will be here when it's time to win.
He lost out on a 1st rounder trying to play hardball with Ottawa, and got a 2nd a few years from now and a goalie instead. I think Methot was never in the plans for the opening day roster.
It's just that every older guy you've got on the ice while you're not winning takes a spot from a younger guy you think will be here when it's time to win.
I don't know that it's any different, but it appears GMGM put a pretty major premium on youth throughout the process.
He has and I agree with that overall direction but are there enough to push the old guys?
I heard the guys on NHL radio talking about what is happening to the market for Vegas. Basically one GM, off record, said that they know that Vegas has no choice at this point but to move several players or lose them to waivers in the fall so the returns are very low from GMs who were not happy to lose players in the first place. The balance is shifting in terms of leverage. I'd get all those deals done ASAP if I was GMGM. Free agency this year is pretty crappy but there are still lots of guys to "fill spots" if you want them. Pretty much nothing happens about ten days after free agency until the second buyout window. Time to make hay while there is still some sun IMO.
What was all that stuff about last Monday's 'auction'? Best offers he got were TVR for a 3rd and a 5th for Schlemko?
Wait out free agency and I figure he'll get some bites.
There's definitely a supply-demand thing going on with the Knights having too much supply. A few GMs are going to lose on their targets in FA, that's where you dump the D.
He may have to lose a player or two to waivers before the season starts but that seems to be the way of things now.
In terms of his defense his players all have only one year left on their contracts so that should come in handy next March.
Expansion teams have historically had to play older guys and AHL types mainly because they don't have any NHL-ready prospects ready to go. It usually takes a couple of years before draft picks develop, graduate from their respective programs and make their mark for a new organization.
I know the Knights are in a slightly different situation given the unique expansion draft process they were involved in but are there any prospects in a position to bump the older guys right off the bat?
I heard the guys on NHL radio talking about what is happening to the market for Vegas. Basically one GM, off record, said that they know that Vegas has no choice at this point but to move several players or lose them to waivers in the fall so the returns are very low from GMs who were not happy to lose players in the first place. The balance is shifting in terms of leverage. I'd get all those deals done ASAP if I was GMGM. Free agency this year is pretty crappy but there are still lots of guys to "fill spots" if you want them. Pretty much nothing happens about ten days after free agency until the second buyout window. Time to make hay while there is still some sun IMO.
Wait out free agency and I figure he'll get some bites.
There's definitely a supply-demand thing going on with the Knights having too much supply. A few GMs are going to lose on their targets in FA, that's where you dump the D.
I don't know that it's any different, but it appears GMGM put a pretty major premium on youth throughout the process.
It is the most interesting thing to watch though. I've really enjoyed this whole process. It's probably the only time I've watched the awards show in about ten years.
Well, they did get a 2nd for TVR and turned that pick into a prospect in Jake Leschyshyn.